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Medal of 10 Ducats
| Location | City of Bern |
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| Year | 1726 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the City of Bern — a diagonal-banded shield bearing a bear passant — displayed on an ornate baroque pedestal surmounted by a mural crown and draped curtain between two columns. The shield is supported on the left by Abundantia holding a cornucopia and on the right by Caritas nursing two children. A grotesque mask decorates the base of the pedestal. The encircling legend reads RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS. |
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| Reverse description | A formal symmetrical baroque garden scene in relief, featuring a central fountain flanked by cypress trees, topiary, and ornamental parterres receding in perspective. Above the garden a radiant sun with a human face emits long rays filling the upper field. The legend INTUITU VEGETAT arches across the top, and the inscription CCAD . CURATO appears in the exergue, with the initials I . D . below. |
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| Reverse lettering | INTUITU VEGETAT . CCAD . CURATO . I . D . |
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